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Women's Basketball Defeats Findlay 71-66 In G-MAC Quarterfinals

Women's Basketball Defeats Findlay 71-66 In G-MAC Quarterfinals

OVERVIEW - FINDLAY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 71, Findlay Oilers 66

RECORDS: Northwood (18-11), Findlay (20-10)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena - Midland, Mich. 

RECAP: Fourth-seeded Women's Basketball advances to the G-MAC Tournament semifinals with a 71-66 win over No. 5 seed Findlay Tuesday night (March 4).

GAME STORY

  • Northwood scored the first four points of the game, which proved to be their biggest lead of the opening half.
  • Findlay led by as many as five in the opening quarter before holding a 20-17 lead after one.
  • The Oilers took the first six-point lead of the game late in the second quarter at 35-29. Northwood scored the final two points of the half to send the game to the break with Findlay leading 35-31.
  • The Timberwolves stayed close throughout the third quarter but did not take the lead until the 54 second mark, going up 49-48.
  • Northwood held a 51-48 lead heading to the fourth.
  • NU took the biggest lead of the game with 6:02 remaining at 61-52.
  • Findlay responded, getting with two thanks to a 9-2 run to make the score 63-61.
  • That was as close as the Oilers would get, however, as NU held the lead the rest of the way to earn the win.

GAME STATS

  • FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .388 (26-67), Northwood .407 (24-59)
  • 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .333 (7-21), Northwood .450 (9-20)
  • FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .700 (7-10), Northwood .840 (21-25)
  • REBOUNDS: Findlay 40 (14 offensive), Northwood 37 (Nine offensive)
  • ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 12/14, Northwood 6/9

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NORTHWOOD NOTES

  • This is the first home conference tournament win in program history. Northwood was 0-3 prior to tonight's win, dropping games in 2008, 2009 and 2024.

UP NEXT

  • The Timberwolves will take on top-seeded Ashland in the G-MAC Tournament semifinals Friday (March 7). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. at Ashland.